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Mentoring community service nurses in public health settings: Guidelines for nurse managers

open access: yesHealth SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2023
Background: Adequate mentoring and support of community service nurses (CSNs) in transitioning from the learning environment to the public health setting is pivotal. Despite this notion, the mentoring of CSNs is inconsistently implemented.
Sisinyana H. Khunou
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Public Health Promotion: Autonomy of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The purpose of this paper is to examine several key issues in health care reform. From the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 to the cholera epidemic in Haiti, global health care reform is necessary to promote health and wellness among ...
Alexander, C. A. (Cheryl)   +1 more
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The development of a model for dealing with secondary traumatic stress in mental health workers in Rwanda

open access: yesHealth SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2015
Introduction: Mental health workers who listen to stories of fear, pain and distress of traumatised clients may develop deleterious emotional, cognitive and physical consequences (Cairns, 2007). This phenomenon has been called secondary traumatic stress (
Jean D. Iyamuremye, Petra Brysiewicz
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Barriers in Disclosing Medication Mishaps at Public Sector Hospitals Nurses Perspectives

open access: yesJLUMHS, 2021
OBJECTIVES: To identify barriers to disclosing medication mishaps among study populations and the association between hiding medication mishaps to the population’s socio-demographic features.
Khalida Naz Memon   +2 more
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Scandals in health-care: Their impact on health policy and nursing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Through an analysis of several high-profile scandals in health care in the UK, this article discusses the nature of scandal and its impact on policy reform.
Hutchison, Jacqueline S.
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Evaluation of health status of truck drivers by vital sign monitoring using wearable devices: a cross-sectional pilot study

open access: yesEnvironmental and Occupational Health Practice, 2022
Objectives: Health problems of truck drivers, including cardiovascular and major blood vessel diseases, have long been reported. This study aimed to collect vital signs of truck drivers while working by using commercial wearable devices and to determine ...
Mitsuo Uchida   +2 more
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School Nurses' perspectives on the role of the school nurse in health education and health promotion in England: a qualitative study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: The role of the school nurse is complex with many possible elements identified by previous research. The aim of this study is to understand perceptions of the role of the school nurse in order to support school nurses in the delivery of ...
Eley, CV   +4 more
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The public health nurse history in Spain

open access: yesCultura de los Cuidados, 1999
In Spain, at present does not exist the figure of the Public Health Nurse Specialist, although the creation of such a career speciality was taken into consideration by Law in 1987 (R.D: 992/1987).
Javier Gómez Robles   +1 more
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Perceptions of Type 2 Diabetes Patients Towards Diabetes Management Visits at Public Primary Health Care Centers with Diverse Opinions Towards Nurse-led Clinics in Muscat, Oman: A Pilot Qualitative Study

open access: yesOman Medical Journal, 2020
Objectives: The literature has described several positive outcomes related to diabetes management via nurse-led clinics. This is especially true where a shortage of physicians is recorded within a team-based approach. We sought to explore the perceptions
Kamila Al-Alawi, Ahmed Al-Mandhari
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Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Smoking Cessation ‎Clinic in France [PDF]

open access: yesAddiction and Health, 2015
Background: The purpose of this study was to detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among smokers seeking treatment for the first time in a smoking cessation clinic and to assess the predictors of positive screening.
Pougnet Richard   +8 more
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